Fluidstack Strengthens Leadership Team with Key Executive Hires to Drive Next Phase of Growth
Fluidstack, the AI Cloud Platform, announced key executive appointments to strengthen its leadership team. Rob Perdue, former COO of The Trade Desk (TTD), joins as Chief Operating Officer, bringing experience from scaling TTD from $1M to $700M in revenue and increasing enterprise value from $20M to $22B.
Additional appointments include Dan Carpenter as VP of Sales from AWS, Mike McDonald as VP of Product with experience from Google and Microsoft, and Katherine Ollerhead as General Counsel, formerly of Canonical.
The leadership expansion follows Fluidstack's recent €10 billion commitment to building a 1-gigawatt AI supercomputer in France, announced at the AI Action Summit in Paris.
Fluidstack, la piattaforma cloud AI, ha annunciato importanti nomine esecutive per rafforzare il suo team di leadership. Rob Perdue, ex COO di The Trade Desk (TTD), entra come Chief Operating Officer, portando con sé esperienza nel far crescere TTD da 1 milione a 700 milioni di dollari di fatturato e aumentando il valore aziendale da 20 milioni a 22 miliardi di dollari.
Altre nomine includono Dan Carpenter come VP delle Vendite da AWS, Mike McDonald come VP del Prodotto con esperienza in Google e Microsoft, e Katherine Ollerhead come Consigliere Generale, ex di Canonical.
L'espansione della leadership segue l'impegno recente di Fluidstack di 10 miliardi di euro per costruire un supercomputer AI da 1 gigawatt in Francia, annunciato al AI Action Summit di Parigi.
Fluidstack, la plataforma de nube AI, anunció nombramientos ejecutivos clave para fortalecer su equipo de liderazgo. Rob Perdue, ex COO de The Trade Desk (TTD), se une como Director de Operaciones, aportando experiencia en escalar TTD de 1 millón a 700 millones de dólares en ingresos y aumentando el valor empresarial de 20 millones a 22 mil millones de dólares.
Los nombramientos adicionales incluyen a Dan Carpenter como VP de Ventas de AWS, Mike McDonald como VP de Producto con experiencia en Google y Microsoft, y Katherine Ollerhead como Asesora General, anteriormente en Canonical.
La expansión del liderazgo sigue el reciente compromiso de Fluidstack de 10 mil millones de euros para construir un superordenador AI de 1 gigavatio en Francia, anunciado en la Cumbre de Acción AI en París.
Fluidstack, AI 클라우드 플랫폼, 리더십 팀을 강화하기 위한 주요 임원 인사를 발표했습니다. Rob Perdue는 이전에 The Trade Desk (TTD)의 COO였으며, COO로 합류하여 TTD의 수익을 100만 달러에서 7억 달러로 성장시키고 기업 가치를 2000만 달러에서 220억 달러로 증가시키는 경험을 가지고 있습니다.
추가 임명으로는 AWS에서 온 Dan Carpenter가 영업 부사장, 구글과 마이크로소프트에서 경험을 가진 Mike McDonald가 제품 부사장, 그리고 Canonical의 전직 Katherine Ollerhead가 법률 고문으로 임명되었습니다.
리더십 확장은 Fluidstack가 프랑스에서 1기가와트 AI 슈퍼컴퓨터를 구축하기 위해 100억 유로를 투자하겠다고 발표한 이후 이루어졌으며, 이는 파리에서 열린 AI 액션 정상 회의에서 발표되었습니다.
Fluidstack, la plateforme cloud AI, a annoncé des nominations exécutives clés pour renforcer son équipe de direction. Rob Perdue, ancien COO de The Trade Desk (TTD), rejoint en tant que Directeur des opérations, apportant une expérience dans la montée en puissance de TTD de 1 million à 700 millions de dollars de revenus et augmentant la valeur de l'entreprise de 20 millions à 22 milliards de dollars.
Les autres nominations incluent Dan Carpenter en tant que VP des ventes d'AWS, Mike McDonald en tant que VP produit avec une expérience chez Google et Microsoft, et Katherine Ollerhead en tant que conseillère générale, anciennement chez Canonical.
L'expansion de la direction fait suite à l'engagement récent de Fluidstack de 10 milliards d'euros pour construire un superordinateur AI de 1 gigawatt en France, annoncé lors du AI Action Summit à Paris.
Fluidstack, die AI-Cloud-Plattform, hat wichtige Ernennungen in der Geschäftsführung bekannt gegeben, um ihr Führungsteam zu stärken. Rob Perdue, ehemaliger COO von The Trade Desk (TTD), tritt als Chief Operating Officer bei und bringt Erfahrungen mit, TTD von 1 Million auf 700 Millionen Dollar Umsatz zu skalieren und den Unternehmenswert von 20 Millionen auf 22 Milliarden Dollar zu steigern.
Weitere Ernennungen umfassen Dan Carpenter als VP für Vertrieb von AWS, Mike McDonald als VP für Produkt mit Erfahrungen von Google und Microsoft, sowie Katherine Ollerhead als General Counsel, zuvor bei Canonical.
Die Erweiterung der Führung folgt dem kürzlichen Engagement von Fluidstack, 10 Milliarden Euro in den Bau eines 1-Gigawatt-AI-Supercomputers in Frankreich zu investieren, das beim AI Action Summit in Paris angekündigt wurde.
- Secured experienced COO who scaled TTD from $1M to $700M revenue
- Strategic hires from major tech companies (AWS, Google, Microsoft)
- €10B commitment for AI supercomputer development
- VP Product hire with proven track record of scaling to $100M+ ARR
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Rob Perdue Joins as COO to Lead Scaling Efforts; Additional Senior Hires Signal Fluidstack’s Continued Momentum
Rob Perdue, former COO of The Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD), has joined Fluidstack as Chief Operating Officer. Based in
“We are thrilled to welcome Rob Perdue as COO,” said Gary Wu, CEO of Fluidstack. “Rob’s experience in scaling high-growth businesses, coupled with his operational rigor, will be instrumental as we continue expanding our AI cloud platform to meet the increasing demand for large-scale compute.”
In addition to Perdue, Fluidstack has appointed the following senior leaders:
- Dan Carpenter, VP of Sales – With over a decade of experience leading global enterprise sales organizations at AWS and Omniva, Carpenter brings deep expertise in scaling revenue and driving strategic growth. Carpenter will spearhead Fluidstack’s global go-to-market strategy, fostering deeper collaborations with AI research labs, venture capital firms, and enterprise clients to accelerate platform adoption. Additionally, he will lead new channel partnerships and integrations with specialized technology providers, further strengthening Fluidstack’s position as a premier AI cloud platform.
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Mike McDonald, VP of Product – Mike has spent the past decade building cloud platforms at hyperscalers (Google, Microsoft) and unicorn startups (Crusoe), most recently building Crusoe’s GPU cloud and scaling it from
$0 $100M - Katherine Ollerhead, General Counsel – Formerly General Counsel at Canonical, Ollerhead brings two decades of experience in global compliance, IP strategy, and complex transactions. She will ensure that Fluidstack continues to operate at the forefront of AI regulation and security.
“With these leadership additions, we are reinforcing our ability to execute at scale,” added César Maklary, Co-founder and President of Fluidstack. “Rob, Katherine, Dan, and Mike bring an exceptional depth of expertise across operations, legal, sales, and product, positioning Fluidstack for our next phase of growth.”
These appointments follow Fluidstack’s recent
About Fluidstack
Fluidstack is the AI Cloud Platform built for the world's leading AI companies. Founded in 2017 at Oxford University, the company powers leading AI labs, including Mistral, Character.AI, Poolside, and Black Forest Labs. With over 100,000 GPUs under management, Fluidstack delivers rapid access to exascale compute within days—enabling seamless multi-thousand GPU training and inference workloads.
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